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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7379

23 July 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Twelve City law firms and the College of Law have launched what is believed to be the first training consortium in dispute resolution.

Pressure on the government to abandon the national default retirement age (DRA) mounted last week as a landmark case reached the High Court.

President of the Family Division outlines new principles on media access

Tribunals dealt with almost 20,000 claims more than in 2007–08 despite an increased workload, according to the Tribunals Service Annual Report and Accounts published last week.

The government is to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling that members of the armed forces have the same basic human rights as all citizens.

MPs have condemned proposals to cut legal aid as “flawed, weak and inflexible”.

Access to justice must be a priority for the government, according to a report from the Centre for Social Justice.

Who should pay for additional educational needs, asks Andrew Ritchie QC

Slade v Slade [2009] EWCA Civ 1748, [2009] All ER (D) 182 (Jul)
Court of Appeal, Civil Division, Ward, Wall and Wilson LJJ,
17 July 2009

Coke-Wallis v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales [2009] EWCA Civ 730; [2009] All ER (D) 147 (Jul)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

Law firm strengthens real estate team with two new partners

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

DR Solicitors strengthens primary care expertise with appointment of legal director

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints David Varney to strengthen digital practice

NEWS
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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